kingchicken said:samx said:He11 of a deal. 2009 is the ugliest design on these Acuras that I have ever seen. Current Accord or Camry look much better. BTW I am an Acura fan (will skip 09 though).

saw the brand new 2009 TL in the showroom for the first time and loved it. did not at first after looking at photos online, but the actual car is a beauty.

the "start the engine" button is a nice touch too (finally catching up to Lexus on this).

Do you have to touch start button to shutdown the car?

pgardyasz said:substitute said:SDpwnsFW said:hows the gas mileage on these things? If it's not 38+, im not interested. My corolla gets over 38 mpg. If the acura gets above that, i'll go pick one up this afternoon.

Ummm, are you serious? TL gets about 28 highway, max.

My 2002 TL (stock with 156k miles) gets 31MPG consistently per tankful, with mixed driving. [on highway road trips I can get 34MPG, and I can guarantee this moron SDpwnsFW will never get 38+ in real world driving

And after driving all those miles in a TL, I certainly appreciate a quiet, comfortable, smooth ride when comparing it to many of the other Jap or American cars I driven.That's where you're wrong. I never get below 38 mpg. I maxed at 39.6, haven't hit 40 yet. Your real world driving and mine are obviously different. I don't get off by tailgating people and slamming the gas to the floor to gain an extra car length. I don't race to a red light and slam on the brakes. I don't drag when the light turns green. I guess you can say I'm a safe easygoing driver thus allowing my car to obtain a high mpg than advertised. nuff said

karjoli1 said:kingchicken said:samx said:He11 of a deal. 2009 is the ugliest design on these Acuras that I have ever seen. Current Accord or Camry look much better. BTW I am an Acura fan (will skip 09 though).

saw the brand new 2009 TL in the showroom for the first time and loved it. did not at first after looking at photos online, but the actual car is a beauty.

the "start the engine" button is a nice touch too (finally catching up to Lexus on this).

Do you have to touch start button to shutdown the car?

Press the Start/Power On button and hold it for 10 seconds, kind of long, and the engine will be shut off. Hope that works. j/k

SDpwnsFW said:hows the gas mileage on these things? If it's not 38+, im not interested. My corolla gets over 38 mpg. If the acura gets above that, i'll go pick one up this afternoon.How many girls do you pick up in your corolla? If its under 38, I'm not interested. :-P

I went with a black 04 Infiniti G35 Coupe, 28k miles, $21k. Not new, but I'm not a new car buyer. However, todays prices of new cars could make me re-evaluate this. My ride

SDpwnsFW said:pgardyasz said:substitute said:SDpwnsFW said:hows the gas mileage on these things? If it's not 38+, im not interested. My corolla gets over 38 mpg. If the acura gets above that, i'll go pick one up this afternoon.

Ummm, are you serious? TL gets about 28 highway, max.

My 2002 TL (stock with 156k miles) gets 31MPG consistently per tankful, with mixed driving. [on highway road trips I can get 34MPG, and I can guarantee this moron SDpwnsFW will never get 38+ in real world driving

And after driving all those miles in a TL, I certainly appreciate a quiet, comfortable, smooth ride when comparing it to many of the other Jap or American cars I driven.That's where you're wrong. I never get below 38 mpg. I maxed at 39.6, haven't hit 40 yet. Your real world driving and mine are obviously different. I don't get off by tailgating people and slamming the gas to the floor to gain an extra car length. I don't race to a red light and slam on the brakes. I don't drag when the light turns green. I guess you can say I'm a safe easygoing driver thus allowing my car to obtain a high mpg than advertised. nuff said

you must be the one causing all the traffic driving 40 in a 65 zone...

SDpwnsFW said:pgardyasz said:substitute said:SDpwnsFW said:hows the gas mileage on these things? If it's not 38+, im not interested. My corolla gets over 38 mpg. If the acura gets above that, i'll go pick one up this afternoon.

Ummm, are you serious? TL gets about 28 highway, max.

My 2002 TL (stock with 156k miles) gets 31MPG consistently per tankful, with mixed driving. [on highway road trips I can get 34MPG, and I can guarantee this moron SDpwnsFW will never get 38+ in real world driving

And after driving all those miles in a TL, I certainly appreciate a quiet, comfortable, smooth ride when comparing it to many of the other Jap or American cars I driven.That's where you're wrong. I never get below 38 mpg. I maxed at 39.6, haven't hit 40 yet. Your real world driving and mine are obviously different. I don't get off by tailgating people and slamming the gas to the floor to gain an extra car length. I don't race to a red light and slam on the brakes. I don't drag when the light turns green. I guess you can say I'm a safe easygoing driver thus allowing my car to obtain a high mpg than advertised. nuff said

Tailgating people will get you better MPG. Saw it on Myth Busters. - that where your wrong

The 09 TLs don't look as classy as the older models.
I personally would go for the current (older) model if I had the dough.
And at 28K, it's a steal.

karjoli1 said:kingchicken said:samx said:He11 of a deal. 2009 is the ugliest design on these Acuras that I have ever seen. Current Accord or Camry look much better. BTW I am an Acura fan (will skip 09 though).

saw the brand new 2009 TL in the showroom for the first time and loved it. did not at first after looking at photos online, but the actual car is a beauty.

the "start the engine" button is a nice touch too (finally catching up to Lexus on this).

Do you have to touch start button to shutdown the car?

Acura probably hired some people from Microsoft so yes, you do need to hit the start button to shutdown the car .

liukangus said:samx said:He11 of a deal. 2009 is the ugliest design on these Acuras that I have ever seen. Current Accord or Camry look much better. BTW I am an Acura fan (will skip 09 though).

Agreed. However, I think it's really the front shield like grill that most people have a problem with. Now if you can pick up the Euro Honda Accord front grill, I think we have something that will look more bearable.

Some dealers have gone so far as to color-match the grill.

What dealer is giving these prices??